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  • Separation of DNA fragments by electrophoresis through an agarose gel.
  • DNA analysis
  • Human head sculpted in clay, forming the cheekbones
  • Human head sculpted in clay, forming the eye sockets
  • Human head sculpted in clay, facial muscles of expression
  • Human head sculpted in clay, facial muscles
  • Human head sculpted in clay, early stage in process
  • Human head sculpted in clay, facial muscles
  • The first DNA fingerprint. The first three lanes contain DNA from a woman, her mother and her father respectively. Lanes 4 - 11 contain DNA from assorted other species including mouse, baboon, lemur, cow, grey seal and tobacco (last lane). The DNA probe used in this experiment detected tandomly repeated short stretches of DNA called minisatellites whose length varies between individuals.
  • Focus on genetics
  • An early DNA fingerprint showing DNA patterns from a mother (lanes 2 and 8) and her four children (adjacent lanes to the right). Lane 1 is an unrelated person. The two sets of lanes show the fingerprints reveled with two different probes that detect different types of repeated sequences.
  • Human head sculpted in clay, completing the eye
  • Human head sculpted in clay, applying the skin
  • Separation of DNA fragments by electrophoresis through an agarose gel. An electric current is passed through the gel and separates the DNA fragments according to size. The mixture of fragments is applied to a well at the top of the gel before the current is started. The smaller fragments travel further and reach the bottom of the gel while the larger ones remain towards the origin.
  • DNA analysis
  • Human head sculpted in clay, refinement of facial features
  • Human head sculpted in clay, completing the mouth
  • Separation of DNA fragments by electrophoresis through an agarose gel. An electric current is passed through the gel and separates the DNA fragments according to size. The mixture of fragments is applied to a well at the top of the gel before the current is started. The smaller fragments travel further and reach the bottom of the gel while the larger ones remain towards the origin.
  • Human head sculpted in clay, applying the skin
  • Separation of DNA fragments by electrophoresis through an agarose gel. An electric current is passed through the gel and separates the DNA fragments according to size. The mixture of fragments is applied to a well at the top of the gel before the current is started. The smaller fragments travel further and reach the bottom of the gel while the larger ones remain towards the origin.
  • Human head sculpted in clay, major facial muscles
  • Human head sculpted in clay, placing the jawbone
  • Human head sculpted in clay, completed model
  • Human head sculpted in clay, skull with first set of muscles
  • Human head sculpted in clay, preparing to apply the skin
  • Human head sculpted in clay, completed model
  • Focus on genetics
  • People with DNA fingerprints - artwork
  • Human head sculpted in clay, skull viewed from the front
  • Human head sculpted in clay, hands holding clay ears